Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I thank everyone for their statements and for their work thus far. I have two questions for Mr. Woods. In his statement, he indicated that 6,500 healthcare workers are on sick leave at present. That includes 2,500 nurses. That is a colossal hole in the public health service. At the apex of the surge in April and May 2020, what was the breakdown of healthcare workers out of work due to the pandemic?

What is the tipping point because obviously that is not sustainable? If it gets to the stage where so many nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers are out of work, it will have a very detrimental effect on doing the basics in our health system.